Painting Steven can be a little bit of heaven and hell. While his affliction for colourful scarves, wild attire and over the top style keep it interesting and fun, his over-exaggerated facial features make it very difficult to portray realism. Keeping my work from looking to “cartoony” is always a challenge, especially with subjects as magnanimous as Steven Tyler; however, Aerosmith in general is what pops into my mind when you try to put a face to the genre, and embodies everything I love about rock and roll.
Inspired by a true story, Invincible recounts the last 48 hours in the life of Marc-Antoine Bernier, a 14-year-old boy on a desperate quest for freedom.